Book Chapter: The Emergence of the Projected Image as a Teaching Tool in Higher Education (1860–1914) by Frank Kessler and Sabine Lenk

The article discusses the introduction of the optical lantern into higher education. It looks at the resistance that had to be overcome, namely its association with entertainment and also with children’s toys, and then looks at various disciplines that could benefit from projected images and belonged to the early adopters of the medium.

Frank Kessler and Sabine Lenk, “The Emergence of the Projected Image as a Teaching Tool in Higher Education (1860-1914),” in Learning with Light and Shadows, ed. Nelleke Teughels and Kaat Wils (Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols Publishers, 2022), 77–98, https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TECHNE-MPH-EB.5.131493.